Meredith is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1980 and has grown less common since.
Meredith is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #469 for girl births in the United States (and #948 across all names), given to 656 babies. Meredith was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1980 (2,071 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 656 | 656 | #469 | — |
| 2024 | 623 | 623 | #492 | — |
| 2023 | 595 | 603 | #509 | — |
| 2022 | 557 | 557 | #549 | — |
| 2021 | 534 | 534 | #570 | — |
| 2020 | 499 | 499 | #585 | — |
| 2019 | 527 | 527 | #581 | — |
| 2018 | 598 | 598 | #524 | — |
| 2017 | 628 | 628 | #502 | — |
| 2016 | 588 | 588 | #530 | — |
| 2015 | 510 | 510 | #590 | — |
| 2014 | 477 | 477 | #610 | — |
| 2013 | 433 | 433 | #658 | — |
| 2012 | 423 | 423 | #669 | — |
| 2011 | 482 | 488 | #602 | #13,654 |
| 2010 | 486 | 486 | #604 | — |
| 2009 | 635 | 643 | #485 | — |
| 2008 | 717 | 726 | #445 | #10,648 |
| 2007 | 952 | 952 | #347 | — |
| 2006 | 1,064 | 1,064 | #312 | — |
| 2005 | 853 | 853 | #367 | — |
| 2004 | 961 | 961 | #336 | #8,658 |
| 2003 | 840 | 845 | #363 | — |
| 2002 | 833 | 833 | #356 | — |
| 2001 | 957 | 957 | #324 | — |
| 2000 | 1,092 | 1,092 | #293 | — |
| 1999 | 1,140 | 1,140 | #275 | — |
| 1998 | 1,116 | 1,116 | #280 | #10,731 |
| 1997 | 1,114 | — | #262 | #8,901 |
| 1996 | 1,182 | — | #237 | — |
| 1995 | 1,251 | — | #226 | #7,528 |
| 1994 | 1,237 | — | #231 | #7,492 |
| 1993 | 1,257 | — | #223 | #9,670 |
| 1992 | 1,474 | — | #199 | #5,134 |
| 1991 | 1,509 | — | #200 | #3,953 |
| 1990 | 1,563 | — | #190 | #6,219 |
| 1989 | 1,715 | — | #168 | #3,401 |
| 1988 | 1,870 | — | #152 | #3,463 |
| 1987 | 1,833 | — | #148 | #2,912 |
| 1986 | 1,949 | — | #150 | #2,479 |
| 1985 | 1,976 | — | #149 | #2,908 |
| 1984 | 1,954 | — | #148 | #2,775 |
| 1983 | 1,958 | — | #148 | #2,752 |
| 1982 | 1,979 | — | #150 | #2,146 |
| 1981 | 2,071 | — | #140 | #2,175 |
| 1980 | 2,087 | — | #140 | #2,914 |
| 1979 | 1,988 | — | #143 | #2,028 |
| 1978 | 1,900 | — | #146 | #2,342 |
| 1977 | 1,787 | — | #154 | #2,182 |
| 1976 | 1,493 | — | #172 | #1,971 |
| 1975 | 1,461 | — | #181 | #1,584 |
| 1974 | 1,540 | — | #175 | #2,093 |
| 1973 | 1,544 | — | #178 | #2,014 |
| 1972 | 1,468 | — | #197 | #1,495 |
| 1971 | 1,541 | — | #197 | #1,508 |
| 1970 | 1,373 | — | #234 | #1,970 |
| 1969 | 1,119 | — | #266 | #1,592 |
| 1968 | 558 | — | #403 | #1,717 |
| 1967 | 387 | — | #502 | #1,356 |
| 1966 | 374 | — | #508 | #1,503 |
| 1965 | 378 | — | #512 | #1,353 |
| 1964 | 332 | — | #567 | #1,423 |
| 1963 | 212 | — | #752 | #1,645 |
| 1962 | 300 | — | #625 | #1,255 |
| 1961 | 287 | — | #638 | #1,424 |
| 1960 | 286 | — | #642 | #1,264 |
| 1959 | 290 | — | #618 | #1,430 |
| 1958 | 254 | — | #672 | #1,274 |
| 1957 | 276 | — | #641 | #1,240 |
| 1956 | 333 | — | #552 | #1,136 |
| 1955 | 335 | — | #532 | #1,289 |
| 1954 | 342 | — | #529 | #961 |
| 1953 | 396 | — | #472 | #882 |
| 1952 | 390 | — | #475 | #811 |
| 1951 | 423 | — | #441 | #878 |
| 1950 | 358 | — | #467 | #943 |
| 1949 | 348 | — | #475 | #909 |
| 1948 | 361 | — | #468 | #835 |
| 1947 | 439 | — | #442 | #714 |
| 1946 | 415 | — | #423 | #720 |
| 1945 | 368 | — | #404 | #815 |
| 1944 | 392 | — | #391 | #786 |
| 1943 | 408 | — | #405 | #718 |
| 1942 | 369 | — | #444 | #650 |
| 1941 | 335 | — | #457 | #582 |
| 1940 | 254 | — | #524 | #672 |
| 1939 | 247 | — | #481 | #841 |
| 1938 | 271 | — | #476 | #693 |
| 1937 | 205 | — | #541 | #841 |
| 1936 | 234 | — | #508 | #726 |
| 1935 | 193 | — | #563 | #775 |
| 1934 | 182 | — | #573 | #849 |
| 1933 | 135 | — | #708 | #882 |
| 1932 | 144 | — | #720 | #858 |
| 1931 | 141 | — | #803 | #748 |
| 1930 | 161 | — | #724 | #790 |
| 1929 | 163 | — | #705 | #810 |
| 1928 | 182 | — | #727 | #682 |
| 1927 | 170 | — | #743 | #746 |
| 1926 | 150 | — | #796 | #808 |
| 1925 | 174 | — | #778 | #713 |
| 1924 | 158 | — | #827 | #775 |
| 1923 | 152 | — | #818 | #789 |
| 1922 | 189 | — | #757 | #663 |
| 1921 | 200 | — | #736 | #638 |
| 1920 | 181 | — | #838 | #614 |
| 1919 | 143 | — | #865 | #728 |
| 1918 | 175 | — | #789 | #639 |
| 1917 | 137 | — | #872 | #710 |
| 1916 | 135 | — | #835 | #731 |
| 1915 | 136 | — | #952 | #618 |
| 1914 | 92 | — | #938 | #730 |
| 1913 | 81 | — | #862 | #703 |
| 1912 | 54 | — | #1,204 | #746 |
| 1911 | 32 | — | #1,155 | #850 |
| 1910 | 38 | — | #890 | #846 |
| 1909 | 33 | — | #1,040 | #669 |
| 1908 | 29 | — | #1,123 | #702 |
| 1907 | 23 | — | #1,121 | #912 |
| 1906 | 14 | — | #1,876 | #977 |
| 1905 | 19 | — | #1,277 | #892 |
| 1904 | 13 | — | #2,075 | #936 |
| 1903 | 14 | — | #1,404 | #1,089 |
| 1902 | 17 | — | #1,399 | #841 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #828 |
| 1900 | 11 | — | #2,124 | #1,264 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #1,024 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,212 |
| 1895 | 11 | — | #1,535 | #1,198 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | — | #989 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #1,036 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #999 |